Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

159 NEWHAVEN ROAD, VICTORIA PARK HOUSELB28126

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
21/02/1992
Local Authority
Edinburgh
Planning Authority
Edinburgh
Burgh
Edinburgh
NGR
NT 25642 76537
Coordinates
325642, 676537

Description

Central block 1789; extended and reordered late 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical Classical-style house made a-symmetrical through late 19th century reordering. Polished sandstone principal elevation; raised margins; rusticated long and short ashlar quoins to ground floor. Continuous base, string and blocking course with cornice. Single bay, 2-storey pedimented additions flanking central block; coursed rubble sandstone; long and short quoins; polished dressings to openings. Further 2-storey bay to E, single storey to W.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: tripartite doorpiece flanked by detached Doric columns and engaged corner pilasters; enclosed by timber porch; original timber door. Tripartite window to first floor; flanking openings blinded. Single storey canted window in bay to right of centre, full height canted window in bay to left. Symmetrical pedimented wings; single window to ground; round-arched window above.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-storey, 3-bay extension; round-arched opening to central bay at first floor; crowstepped gable.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: rubble finish; rough dressings; long and short quoins. 2-storey bow to centre; tripartite window to ground; single opening above. Single windows to both floors in bays to outer left and right.

Variety of timber sash and case windows to both elevations. 3-light canted windows to S; 12-pane windows in central and right bay at 1st floor. 12-pane tripartite to rear at ground; 2-pane opening to right; 12-pane windows to all floors in remaining bays to rear Piended grey slate roof to central block; conical cap to rear bow. Coped wallhead stacks with various square and circular cans.

INTERIOR: 2-leaf timber door flanked either side by Doric columns and corner pilasters set slightly in antis. Room to ground set in rear bow; original tripartite window; fluted margins; panelled shutters, surrounding decorative architrave; foliate frieze; lion head capitals to half-engaged fluted columns to left and right. Decorative cornice with cast panels; original timber dado panelling; marble fireplace to W. Remaining rooms not seen 1996.

Statement of Special Interest

Originally Bonnington House, the main entry from Ferry Road was via a tree-lined avenue which remains discernible along the W side of Newhaven Road. The 1855 Ordnance Survey map shows a quartered formal garden to W of the house with a sun dial and fountain to the centre. The house is presently used as a children?s centre and various additions, including a wooden porch and sheltered play area have been made. Still, it remains a key building, both historically and architecturally, within its surroundings.

References

Bibliography

Appears on Kirkwood?s map, 1817; Wood?s map, 1826; Ordnance Survey map, 1855; BOOK OF THE OLD EDINBURGH CLUB Vol 19 p166-167; Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p603.

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

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